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TCA16: Syfy Sets Nov. 30 Premiere Date For ‘Incorporated’

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 18:25:00 +0000

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Beverly Hills, Calif. – Syfy will premiere its new futuristic thriller series Incorporated in November, one of three new network series to debut this fall.

Incorporated, from Matt Damon, Ben Afflick and Jennifer Todd’s Pearl Street Films and set in a near future where corporations have unlimited power, will debut Nov. 30, network officials said Wednesday during the Television Critics Association summer press tour. The series stars Ben Larson (Reign), Dennis Haysbert (24) and Julia Ormond (Mad Men).

Other scripted shows to premiere on Syfy include the vampire-themed Van Helsing (Sept. 23), anthology series Channel Zero: Candle Cove (Sept. 27) and apocalyptic drama Aftermath (Sept. 27).

In addition, Syfy will air a two-hour special premiere Z Nation’s third season Sept. 16, according to officials.

Syfy Greenlights 'Channel Zero' Anthology Series

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 18:15:00 +0000

Syfy will jump into the anthology series genre with the 2016 debut of Channel Zero, the network said Wednesday.

The series will featuer two self-contained, six-episode seasons that will air in the Fall of 2016 and 2017 as part of the network's annual "31 Days of Halloween" programming event, said network officials.

The Nick Antosca and Max Landis-produced Channel Zero's first installment is Candle Cove, based on Kris Straub's "creepypasta" online horror story, while the second, as-yet-titled second installment will premiere on Syfy in 2017, said network officials.

"As Syfy’s first ever Halloween original scripted series, Channel Zerowill transport viewers into the deepest recesses of their darkest imagination, with frightening tales from two of the genre’s most accomplished storytellers, Max Landis and Nick Antosca," said David Howe, president of Syfy and Chiller.

Bloomberg TV To Launch Channel In Canada

MCN Staff — Thu, 26 Feb 2015 18:15:00 +0000

Bloomberg and Channel Zero said they have plans to launch Bloomberg TV Canada, a new business-news channel, in mid 2015. The new channel will provide 24/7 Bloomberg global market coverage plus Canadian business and financial news, broadcasting from a new high-definition studio in Toronto's business district with a backdrop of the city's skyline, the companies said.

The companies did not disclose any distribution details, but Toronto's The Globe And Mailreported that the new channel would supersede Bloomberg TV, the business news network distributed in 75 million U.S. homes (per SNL Kagan), on many Canadian TV lineups. Channel Zero will be the majority owner of the new outlet, which will have about 35% Canadian content at launch, the newspaper said.

“Canada is a vital market for us," Michael R. Bloomberg, founder and majority shareholder of Bloomberg L.P., said in a release. "The Bloomberg Professional service has been in Canada’s top financial firms for more than 25 years, and it is now one of our fastest growing markets in the world. We look forward to providing our clients and business executives with engaging and informative television, detailing the impacts of global news on Canadian business and highlighting the newsmakers in Canada who are moving global markets.”

“We are thrilled to partner with Bloomberg to bring Canadian audiences business and financial news from here and around the world,” Cal Millar, president of Channel Zero (both are pictured above), said in the release. “Bloomberg TV Canada will benefit from Channel Zero’s expertise in news journalism and will tap into Bloomberg’s unmatched access to global business leaders. Simply put, our partnership with Bloomberg places us directly in the epicenter of the financial world.”

Channel Zero owns the over-the-air channel CHCH-TV and smaller specialty channels including Rewind and Silver Screen Classics.